1. precedent 先例, 前例
- a legal precedent
- set/creat a precedent
- precedent for
- without precedent
- break with precedent (= do something in a new way)
- free rein : the freedom to do, say or feel what you want
- be predisposed to/toward something
- to be genetically predisposed to cancer
- deceptive practices
- the veracity of such findings may be questionable
- Complementary qualitative evidence corroborates the veracity of such findings.
- Veracity of this story
6. subscribe to 订阅,定购, 同意,支持
subscribe to a theory or belief
“If you agree with a theory or belief, you subscribe to it, just as
you subscribe to a magazine.”
7. prone 有…倾向的, 易于…的; 倾斜的; 俯卧的, 面向下的; 陡的
- be prone to something or do something
- be prone to sickness
- be prone to cough and cold
- be prone to heart attack
- be prone to falls due to balance problems
- be prone to back pains thanks to unhealthy postures
- be prone to anger
- be prone to aggression
- be prone to memory problems
- Women naturally subservient to men?
- the rights of the individual are made subservient to the interests of the state
- take precedence over
- Business people often think that fluency and communication take precedence over grammar when speaking.
- Should seniority take precedence over competence?
- Should friendship take precedence over seniority?
- inure somebody to something
- if you become inured to something unpleasant, you become familiar with it and able to accept it and bear it